Mysterious antique-looking ambient display

Built by David Glicksman, the "Device Patented Process Indicating Apparatus" is a stately ambient display that can be configured to represent almost any PC data, from security threat levels to real-time stock prices to keystrokes per minute to weather fluctuations. The analog dials can be controlled independently and the test tube is filled with Agar-based gel that glows at five present intensities. The red light on top can be programmed to flash "in extreme circumstances." It will apparently be available for sale "soon."